2024 Philanthropy Report

PHILANTHROPY REPORT 2024

PUBLISHED EXCLUSIVELY TO THANK AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY’S SUPPORTERS

American Bird Conservancy (ABC) is dedicated to conserving wild birds and their habitats throughout the Americas.

Preventing Extinctions

Reversing Population Declines

Reducing Threats to All Birds

Building the Bird Conservation Movement

ABC’s Strategic Bird Conservation Framework

ABC prioritizes four key outcomes — shown in the graphic above — to move our mission forward and achieve measurable results for birds, year after year. Our Philanthropy Report and its companion Impact Report show how we’re advancing toward each of these outcomes.

Bold Action for Birds Across the Americas

American Bird Conservancy takes bold action to conserve wild birds and their habitats throughout the Americas. Inspired by the wonder of birds, we achieve lasting results for the bird species most in need while also benefiting human communities, biodiversity, and the planet’s fragile climate. Our every action is underpinned by science, strengthened by partnerships, and rooted in the belief that diverse perspectives yield stronger results. Founded as a nonprofit organization in 1994, ABC remains committed to safeguarding birds for generations to come. Join us! Together, we can do more to ensure birds thrive. abcbirds.org

Larry Selzer, Chair

Michael J. Parr, President

David Hartwell, Treasurer

Mike Doss

Jonathan Franzen

Maribel Guevara

Josh Lerner

Annie Novak

Ravi Potharlanka

Carl Safina

Amy Tan

Stephen Tan

Shoaib Tareen

Walter Vergara

Jessica Wilson

Board of Directors Management Team

Andrés Anchondo, Director of Migratory Bird Habitats in Latin America and the Caribbean

Brian Brooks, Vice President of Advocacy and Threats Programs

Erin Chen, Vice President of Development

Naamal De Silva, Vice President of Together for Birds

Jim Giocomo, Central Regional Director

Shawn Graff, Vice President of U.S. and Canada

Steve Holmer, Vice President of Policy

Brad Keitt, Oceans and Islands Director

Daniel Lebbin, Vice President of Threatened Species

Angela Modrick, Senior Finance Director

Clare Nielsen, Vice President of Communications and Marketing

Michael J. Parr, President

Jeff Raasch, Southeast Regional Director

Kacy Ray, Vice President of Operations

Bishop Sheehan, General Counsel

Amy Upgren, Director of International Programs

Maria Dolores Wesson, Western Regional Director

David Wiedenfeld, Senior Conservation Scientist

For a full staff list, see ABC’s website at abcbirds.org/about/sta .

ABC is proud to receive top ratings from CharityWatch, GreatNonprofits, Charity Navigator, Candid, and more. Contact Us:

American Bird Conservancy | P.O. Box 249 | The Plains, VA 20198 (540) 253-5780 | info@abcbirds.org

Dear Partners and Supporters:

In 2024, American Bird Conservancy celebrated our 30th year of achievements for birds and their habitats throughout the Americas. Now, as we embark on our fourth decade, I am filled with gratitude for the extraordinary generosity and commitment of supporters like you. Thanks to your unwavering belief in our mission, ABC continues to protect and conserve vital habitats, advocate for bird-friendly policies, and build the bird conservation community. Your contributions have made a measurable difference. In 2024, we surpassed the milestone of 10 million acres conserved for birds — made possible by our partnerships with the Migratory Bird Joint Ventures and many other groups. Our work has benefited more than 3,000 bird species — from the beloved Wood Thrush to the little-known Cundinimarca Antpitta. ABC also welcomed our second cohort of Conservation and Justice Fellows and continued to expand the innovative Motus Wildlife Tracking System in the U.S. None of this would have been possible without your assistance.

Birds bring us closer — to nature, to each other, and to the broader ecosystems we all depend on. In a time when the challenges facing wildlife can feel overwhelming, your support is a powerful reminder that progress is possible when we work together. From all of us at ABC, thank you for standing with us and for the birds. We look forward to continuing this journey with you in the year ahead.

With deepest appreciation,

Michael J. Parr President

Dear Friends,

On behalf of our entire ABC team, I extend my heartfelt thanks for your generous support of American Bird Conservancy in 2024. Your commitment to bird conservation continues to be the foundation on which our work is built — and your impact is visible in every corner of our mission.

From coastal marshes to forest canopies, your gifts have helped protect and restore key habitats, fund important research, and support teams of conservation professionals who work for birds in the field every day. Each project you’ve made possible is a step forward for the birds and habitats that are under threat across the Americas.

It’s no exaggeration to say that you are part of a powerful community — one that shares a deep love for birds and a determination to protect the natural world. In this report, we highlight stories from a sampling of our members and supporters who explain in their own words why they are committed to ABC’s mission. We also highlight some of our 2024 accomplishments, profile a few of our alliances, and list the names of many of our valued supporters. (While space limitations preclude us from mentioning everyone who gave to ABC, we’re grateful for every gift, and we put every dollar to work for bird conservation.)

Thank you for your trust, your generosity, and your belief in the work we do together. You are the reason we can rise to meet the challenges ahead — with vision, compassion, and unwavering dedication.

With warmest regards, unwavering dedication.

Erin Chen Vice President of Development

Agami Photo Agency/Shutterstock

Why We Support ABC

A Gateway into Caring More about Nature

Michael Forwood, an ABC monthly donor since 2016, describes himself as a “mid-30s finance director with a love of nature that has grown continuously over the past 10 years or so.”

One day while he was eating lunch outside, a House Sparrow caught his attention, and that’s “when I started to actually notice birds as more than just background noise.”

He soon hung a birdfeeder in his yard, began to learn more about birds, and then started traveling to see more species. “Birds were my gateway into paying attention and caring more about the natural world, which has become a major passion and source of joy for me,” he said. “I also believe we have a moral duty to protect and conserve nature from the relentless destruction humans have brought on the world.”

Michael’s employer matches his donation 2-to-1, which makes his monthly gifts even more supportive of our mission. He donates to ABC because he sees our approach to conservation as “the most directly impactful for endangered species. You identify priority conservation areas and take tangible steps to conserve land where it is most critical. As a small donor, I like knowing that my donation is supporting these tangible outcomes.”

ABC members explain what motivates them to support our mission

Hope for Hawaiian Birds

Sheila Conant, Ph.D., is a long-time partner of ABC in Hawaiʻi, an ABC supporter and member of our Legacy Circle. Conant also is Professor Emerita of Biology at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and a field biologist. She explains her support for ABC in her own words:

“For nearly 60 years, I have followed the decline and extinction of Hawaiian birds, an avifauna that has suffered the highest extinction rate of any geographic area on Earth. In just my lifetime, I have seen seven Hawaiian bird species in the wild that are now extinct. The situation is very sad, but I never give up hope for those species that remain.

“In 2012, I learned that ABC was supporting the translocation of the Millerbird, a species I was first drawn to and decided to study when I was 18. This reintroduction back to the island of Laysan proved to be a great success. Since then, the significance and impact of ABC’s efforts to conserve Hawaiʻi’s birds have expanded and deepened rapidly.

“The depth and breadth of ABC’s conservation projects are ambitious, and the staff are dedicated. I applaud ABC’s efforts to protect many species in the Americas, but I value most the organization’s actions to conserve critically endangered Hawaiian birds and their habitats. That’s why I decided back in 2015 to include them in my estate planning.”

For

the past 20 years, ABC

has been the primary focus of my charitable giving and my engagement with conservation. It’s a model of effective and efficient action, a shining light.

— Jonathan Franzen, ABC Board member, author, and winner of the National Book Award

Sheila Conant releases a Millerbird on Laysan Island.

The return of Millerbirds to Laysan Island in 2011 and 2012 was a major success for ABC and our partners in the Pacific.

Gerald Marella/Shutterstock (left); Shelby Graham (middle); RyanHagerty/ USFWS (top); Robby Kohley (right)

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

I’ve become quite protective of birds — those in my yard, in my city, and everywhere. A few years ago, I accepted an offer

to join ABC’s Board because the people at ABC work every day to conserve birds in countless ways, and

I’m proud to support them.

— Amy Tan, ABC Board member, author, artist, and recipient of the National Humanities Medal

Meaning and Purpose

Bruce Schatzman began birding as a teenager, but after college, he set his passion for birds aside when the responsibilities of family and running a software company called. Later, after his kids left for college and he sold his company, he returned to birding. When Bruce’s interest in birds reignited, he decided to get involved with an organization that supports nature conservation and found ABC after an online search. “Its size, mission, and reputation turned out to be the perfect fit for me.”

Now, he’s an avid bird photographer who provides significant support to ABC through fundraisers. “All of this has brought a new sense of meaning and purpose to my life,” he said.

While he is “deeply worried about the scale of environmental destruction” around the world, he decided he had to help. “Rather than sit there and

be sad, I decided to join the growing movement of people engaged in fighting to conserve nature to make sure it thrives and sustains future generations. Since ABC has become a powerful force in nature conservation, I feel that supporting it is the best way I can have a meaningful impact.”

Bruce’s top bird-friendly action is to spread the word. “In my opinion, nothing helps birds more than introducing people to nature and birdwatching,” he said. “Creating new bird lovers builds the next generation of donors to nature conservation groups like ABC. It also increases the number of people more likely to vote for environmentally focused issues and candidates.”

Magical Moments

Dick Raines, a former ABC Board member and a supporter of our Birds and Pesticides Campaign, has birded in Washington, D.C., and northern Virginia for more than 40 years. He and his wife Nancy bought land in 1982, including “my own little patch of woods,” where Dick conducts an annual bird count. He also participated in an annual count in Washington’s Rock Creek Park for 30 years, and now he organizes the Rappahannock County Bird List in Virginia.

After so many years of enjoying birds, he still revels in the “magical moments” of being a birder. “Nancy and I were camping out in Shenandoah National Park, in a swamp that’s full of snags and dead trees,” he recalled. “I’m running around trying to see warblers, and Nancy is much calmer, enjoying the swamp. And while she’s sitting still, a Wood Thrush lands on her shoulder.”

His advice for new birders? “I tell people to just learn the songs of the five most common birds in your yard. Don’t try to learn everything because you’ll get overwhelmed and you’ll quit. Just learn those five. If you hear a song, track it down to the point where you can see it and you’ll have it imprinted more deeply. And never stop appreciating your local birds.”

Dick says ABC gets his support because of our focus. “I think ABC is the most effective bird conservation organization on the ground. It’s in your DNA, it’s who you are, it’s your focus, and the realworld impact of that focus. I believe that your focus on conservation makes my support the most effective.”

Jordan E. Rutter, ABC’s Director of Communications, birds with Board member Amy Tan and ABC Ambassador Cindy Ferguson and her husband Norm Jones.

Bruce Schatzman

ABC President Michael J. Parr (far right) and Erin Chen, Vice President of Development (fifth from left), lead a bird walk at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens during the 2025 DC Climate Week.

Erica Sánchez Vázquez (bottom); Jordan E. Rutter (upper right)

Implicit Trust, Spectacular Results

Mary Ellen Gadski has been an ABC individual member since 2005, and she and her husband Robert are Legacy Circle members. Moreover, she is the driving force behind the Indianapolisbased Amos Butler Audubon Society’s (ABAS’s) 25 years of support for ABC’s work to protect migratory birds on their wintering grounds through ABAS’s Birdathon grant program. Mary Ellen has served as the society’s volunteer International Project Coordinator for 35 years, working closely with Donna McCarty, the longtime ABAS Birdathon Chair.

ABAS gave its first Birdathon grant to ABC in July 2000 to protect El Chorogo, the largest tract of remaining forest in western Panama and the home of Baird’s Trogon and Three-wattled Bellbird, as well as many migratory species. Over the years, ABAS has donated more than $350,000 to ABC, and besides Panama, the funds have helped conserve special places for birds in Colombia and Guatemala.

ABAS began supporting international conservation projects in the 1980s, and in the early years, the Birdathon Committee often met at Donna’s and Mary Ellen’s homes. “I always joke that I became the International Program Coordinator because I was the only one who knew the cost of an international stamp,” she said.

In 2000, a committee member who belonged to ABC received a catalog of ABC projects in need of funding. “We were intrigued by El Chorogo in Panama and began inquiries,” she recalled. “We were the sole donor for that project and made it happen. We really enjoyed supporting Panama Audubon (ABC’s partner for El Chorogo).”

Later, ABC asked Mary Ellen and ABAS to support the new Cerulean Warbler Reserve and Conservation Corridor in Colombia. “This project meant a lot to us,” she said. “Cerulean Warblers are here in Indiana, and everyone knows how their numbers have decreased.”

For the last several years, ABAS has supported another project in Colombia — the Central Andes BirdScape. “We implicitly trust the judgment and expertise of ABC,” Mary Ellen said. “We have learned to have complete faith in ABC’s judgment of where there is critical need to save birds. ABC’s conservation results with projects like the Central Andes BirdScape habitat restoration initiative are nothing short of spectacular.”

As an ecologist, I know

that conservation must be based on science. But conservation doesn’t happen until the work is actually protecting habitat and the ability of birds (and other animals) to live and to move. Because American Bird Conservancy is protecting millions of acres of crucial habitat — I’m in. That’s why I am a Board member of ABC; the staff are worth my time and attention, and the work is worth my money.

— Carl Safina, ABC Board member, author, President of the Safina Center, and the Endowed Professor for Nature and Humanity at the State University of New York, Stony Brook

Cerulean Warbler

This shade-grown coffee farm in the Central Andes BirdScape in Colombia provides habitat for resident and migratory birds. Mary Ellen Gadski

Agnieszka Bacal/Shutterstock (top); Eliana Fierro-Calderon (bottom)

Keep the Tapestry of Biodiversity Intact

Bob Fisher, a monthly sustainer of ABC who grew up in Chicago, has been a birder for more than 50 years and an ABC member, along with his late wife Karen, since 1998. We recently asked him why he supports us.

Why do you care about birds and their conservation?

Karen and I were city kids, apartmentdwellers, so we had little exposure to the wonders of the natural world. But when we got married, we discovered a common love for fishing, canoe camping, and nature. What started our interest in birds is that we had a cottage in northeast Wisconsin, where we did six years of breeding bird atlas monitoring.

There’s a tradition across Illinois called the Spring Bird Count, conducted in every county. Our county’s first count was 1972; Karen and I did the count in 1973 and did it together until her death in 2018. Our assignment that first year

was to drive the town’s streets and look for birds — we had no qualifications, but we did it!

Why is supporting ABC important to you?

What’s important? This quote by Jane Goodall says it all: “The ecosystem is this tapestry of interconnected plants and animals, and each single one has a role to play. When a species becomes extinct, it’s like pulling a thread. And if enough threads are pulled, the tapestry hangs in tatters. The ecosystem will collapse.”

What birding experiences are especially important to you?

Karen and my six years of breeding bird atlasing in far northeast Wisconsin was a unique experience because almost all of the accessible property was timber company lands. The guy who recruited us was a timber cruiser for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. So we had keys and permission to be on private property, and we’d go out and never see another soul. I’ve probably filled up my waders in spruce

bogs 30 or 40 times. Even in June it was cold! We were the only people the birds there saw. It produced a lifetime of memories in six years.

What’s one bird-friendly tip or action you wish everyone would follow?

I am involved with and provide financial support to a number of respected and well-known bird conservation and environmental organizations. All do important work, but it is American Bird Conservancy that is most aligned with my priorities and does the most to protect birds. I began to financially support ABC’s work in 2006 and was so impressed with the organization that I subsequently included ABC in my will and joined its Legacy Circle. The reasons are many, but most importantly, ABC creates and protects vital habitat for birds, develops and shares best practices, leads collaborations to leverage resources and multiply the results, and takes on difficult challenges to reduce threats to birds. I support ABC because no organization does as much to protect birds across the Americas.

— Cindy Ferguson, ABC Ambassador and Legacy Circle member

From an advocacy standpoint, get involved. Be willing to speak. It’s getting people to feel the value of nature. Did you enjoy seeing the bird? Take time to slow down and enjoy it. Growing up in the city of Chicago, one of the things I remember is we had streetlights, and on a midsummer’s night, nighthawks would collect insects around the streetlights.

My current suburban neighbors to the north all treat their lawns with pesticides. So they have to bring their kids to my backyard to see fireflies — because they’ve killed them all off. I am disturbed and angry that people don’t understand what Dr. Goodall said: We are unraveling the tapestry, and now we have people who are deliberately unraveling the tapestry — making it even worse.

What’s one thing you think everyone should know about ABC?

That ABC is dedicated and will speak in an effective manner to point out to people that it isn’t just about pretty birds: birds are the canaries in the coal mine. When we’re gone, there will still be birds, and hopefully we haven’t done too much damage.

Common Nighthawk

Leading the Way on Kirtland’s

Warbler Conservation

Scott Jorgensen is proud to support ABC, particularly our Kirtland’s Warbler program, which works with many partners to conserve one of the rarest North American songbirds.

“American Bird Conservancy is a shining example of what a nonprofit can be: a leader in their mission to save endangered birds, a valuable partner who helps other organizations grow as they jointly advance the mission, and a key source of insight — generating critical scientific knowledge while also developing the next generation of researchers,” Scott said. “All of this is supported by using sound business practices to ensure maximum value from every dollar donated.

“I recently participated in several activities on the recovery of the Kirtland’s Warbler where I could see firsthand how the ABC approach made a critical difference in saving this endangered bird,” he said. Scott noted that ABC partners with government and academic organizations and other nonprofits to conserve the bird’s breeding grounds in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Ontario. And he appreciates that our expert staff includes Senior Conservation Specialist Dave Ewert, who led a research team in the early 2000s that confirmed locations and habitats where the warblers winter in The Bahamas.

“It is important to ensure the birds have a place to hide and food to eat in the winter,

so finding out where they were wintering was the first step to ensuring winter survival,” noted Scott.

“Equally vital was the work of several ABC staff to engage with the community to help develop a base of local, informed scientific expertise, and a strong level of community support,” Scott said. “That support now includes school children, who learn why this bird is special and needs protection; a nonprofit that ABC encouraged to cultivate the forage plants warblers need and thus expand their food resources; and even goat farmers who can maintain a near-perfect warbler habitat and still turn a profit farming.

“In short, ABC generated strong and focused peer-reviewed science, community engagement at all levels, and strengthened allied groups in The Bahamas to ensure a suitable winter range for the warbler. Similarly, they used strong, focused science and engaged the right partners to recover and expand the breeding range. The result of all this diligent work is that the Kirtland’s Warbler numbers have increased several-fold and the species is no longer on the endangered species list. Mission accomplished: That is solid use of donor funds.”

Giving for Today — and

Tomorrow

Ann Hancock has been interested in birds for as long as she can remember. As a child, she enjoyed watching the activity at her family’s bird feeders, and by age 8, she was keeping track of her life list in her own copy of Roger Tory Peterson’s A Field Guide to the Birds. Her love for birds took further flight when she received The Burgess Bird Book For Children, which included illustrations by acclaimed artist Louis Agassiz Fuertes.

Ann first learned about ABC in the 1990s because of our Cats Indoors program. She and her husband Jim signed up as members in 1999 and are now part of our Falcon Club and Legacy Circle.

“We support ABC for many reasons,” Ann said. “I’ve mentioned Cats Indoors, which is a great program, and we support the program about preventing bird window strikes, another cause of high bird mortality. We’re also very impressed by ABC’s acquisitions of critical habitats that support migrating birds in Central and South America. It is critical that we think globally, as a high percentage of our local birds migrate long distances from somewhere else. ABC also works hard to educate the public about birds and what they need, and how we can directly support them as well as lessening our negative impacts on them.”

The Hancocks are also proud to be able to leave a legacy to ABC.

“We decided to include ABC in our estate plans because of the enormous threats that birds are facing,” Jim said. “We hope our gift will continue to help birds when we are gone because we know these threats will be ongoing. When thinking about giving, we try to consider both today and tomorrow. We want to give as much as possible while we’re living, and it gives us satisfaction to know that our legacy gift will continue to support the birds we love.”

Scott Jorgensen

A Kirtland's Warbler on Eleuthera Island in The Bahamas.

Sarah Bodbyl

A Strategic Partner in Latin America

Ivan Samuels, the Executive Director of March Conservation Fund (MCF), is a conservation biologist who earned his Masters in Zoology from the University of Florida. His expertise includes ecology, ornithology, forestry, and land management. Before joining MCF, Ivan worked on field research projects, mostly with birds, in both temperate and tropical environments.

For the last 10 years, Ivan and MCF have supported ABC’s Latin American Reserve Stewardship Initiative (LARSI), an effort to bolster the work of our nonprofit partners throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. The LARSI program strengthens on-the-ground conservation capacity for protecting threatened bird species and biodiversity. LARSI has invested over $3.8 million in supporting 29 conservation organizations and 71 reserves in 13 Latin American and Caribbean countries. We recently asked him about working with ABC.

Why do you support ABC?

ABC has identified the primary threats to bird populations throughout the Americas and developed a strategy to tackle each one. This focus is delivering results across borders and habitats, from the urban built environment to remote tropical forests. I also support ABC because of the integrity and intelligence of their team. Everyone is both dedicated and determined and committed to good science and genuine partner engagement. ABC also does an excellent job working with international grantees to manage projects and expenses.

What motivates you to continue supporting ABC?

I’m especially motivated to continue supporting ABC because of the vast network of conservation partners they have developed. This includes government agencies, private landowners, and many NGOs throughout the Americas. These relationships take time to develop and are based on trust. Together we are stronger, and these partnerships help us, and help ABC, to deliver a much higher conservation impact than working in isolation.

What’s one thing you think everyone should know about ABC?

Everyone should know that ABC is supporting many NGOs in Latin America to conserve both migratory and resident Neotropical species. They don't just set up offices in other countries, they deliver expertise and money to the best organizations to protect the most important sites for birds and other wildlife.

Any other comments you’d like to share with us?

The Latin American Reserve Stewardship Initiative that we founded with ABC is the crown jewel of our philanthropy. For 10 years, this program has delivered many conservation success stories and is highly valued by our Latin American partners.

Watch for an article about LARSI in the summer 2025 issue of Bird Conservation

birds posted by free-ranging cats, by collisions

American Bird Conservancy is a top-tier nonprofit for me because of its laser-like focus on protecting bird species and their habitats, both here in North America and throughout Central and South America, where they work with local conservation partners. ABC also focuses on critical issues such as threats to birds posted by free-ranging cats, by collisions with glass buildings and wind turbines, and pesticides. I have found the staff of ABC to be incredibly motivated, highly competent individuals with a strong work ethic. I support ABC as a donor because it is an organization that has an impact on issues that are important to me.

— Kathleen P. Burger, ABC Legacy Circle and Falcon Club member magazine.

Ivan Samuels, Maribel Guevara (ABC Board member), and their daughter Sierra.

Yovany Ochoa

Antioquia Brushfinch

2024 by the Numbers

ABC made progress for birds on many fronts last year, working together with partners across the hemisphere. Here are some highlights, based on our conservation framework (shown on page 2) that prioritizes four key outcomes to achieve measurable results for birds.

Preventing Bird Extinctions

We work to prevent the extinction and promote the recovery of the hemisphere’s most endangered birds.

44%

Gray-breasted Parakeet population growth in two years in northeast Brazil

6 “lost” species rediscovered through the Search for Lost Birds

43 million non-biting, lab-reared male mosquitoes released on Maui and Kaua‘i since late 2023

The Birds, Not Mosquitoes project aims to restore Hawaiian honeycreeper populations. Read more on page 18.

13 seabird species that potentially may breed within a new protected area at the Mokio Preserve in Hawai‘i after the completion of a 5,600-foot-long conservation fence

Reversing Bird Population Declines

60k

Acres of habitat protected in reserves for endangered birds

Birds benefiting include: Red-fronted Macaw in Bolivia, Cherry-throated Tanager in Brazil, Short-crested Coquette in Mexico, Antioquia Brushfinch and Chestnutcapped Piha in Colombia, and Red-faced Parrot in Ecuador.

We work throughout the hemisphere to improve habitat conditions for migratory and resident birds identified on the U.S. WatchList. Partners, including the Migratory Bird Joint Ventures, are essential to the success of these efforts.

400,000 acres managed for birds in the Northern Great Plains BirdScape

14k

Pounds of trash removed from Texas shorelines through our SPLASh program

35,000+ grassland acres managed

BirdScapes (priority habitat areas) in 10 Latin American and Caribbean countries where we improved habitats for migratory birds

in improved migratory

33 new Motus Wildlife Tracking System stations installed in seven U.S. states and six countries

Roseate Spoonbill

Reducing Threats to All Birds

We take on the biggest direct human-caused threats to birds, even when they are controversial.

7 states where ABC successfully advocated for bird-friendly legislation (California, Hawai‘i, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Vermont, and Wisconsin)

$480,000 of annual funding to benefit ‘Ua‘u (Hawaiian Petrel), thanks to an ABC-supported legal action

45 samples evaluated at ABC glass testing tunnels to increase options for bird-friendly buildings

700 participants took ABC’s online bird-friendly building design class

States and municipalities with bird-friendly building ordinances after local laws were passed in Maine, Illinois, and Wisconsin

Building the Bird Conservation Movement

The foundation of our work is building capacity. Informed people who love birds and take action are essential to our conservation success. So are partners empowered with the necessary resources.

Conservation and Justice Fellows working with ABC staff Inaugural members of our Afrofuturism Collective

$400,000 granted to partners in Latin America and the Caribbean through the Latin American Reserve Stewardship Initiative

partner groups receiving Latin American Reserve Stewardship Initiative funding for sustainability initiatives

Read more in our 2024 Impact Report: abcbirds.org/ ImpactReports

Paul Jones

Red-fronted Macaws

ABC’s Gulf Coastal Birds program works with partners across the Gulf region on the conservation of the Least Tern, Black Skimmer, Snowy Plover, Wilson’s Plover, and other birds. Nest monitoring, educational activities, and other projects are helping to restore beach-nesting birds.

Legacy Circle

The Legacy Circle consists of ABC members who have included ABC in their estate plans through a bequest or other planned gift. This group of committed individuals supports our vision for the future of bird conservation.

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Maryanne Adams

Jane Alexander

Janet Allison and Gary Lovett

Edna Alvarez

Betsy Amsel

Charlene Anchor

Roberto and Victoria Ancis

Lorna and Michael Anderberg

Karen Anderson

Gordon Andersson

Candye Andrus

Joyce Angleberger

Roberta and Ira Asher

Susanne Bader

Linda Bainbridge

Barbara Baker and Robert

Korenberg

Valerie Baldwin

David Ball

Gwen Baluss

Jane Baril

Anne Barnes and Charles Byrd

David Bates

Charles and Nancy Bell

Katy Belt

Michelle Benedict

Arthur Benson

Karen Benzel

Doug Beran

Sandra Beranich

Kenneth Berlin

Jean Berry

Brenda Best

Diann Bilderback

Susan Billetdeaux

Greg and Linda Bodker

Marsha Booker

Richard Bordeaux and Jack Sapolsky

Elizabeth Borgerhoff-Pomerleau

Michael Boss and Sheila Vince

Ronald Bowman

Maggie M. Brahm

William Bremer

Tamara Brenner

Elizabeth Brill

Henry S. Brooks

Franta Broulik

Lucie Brown

Jim and Yuko Brumm

Patricia and Carl Brust

Bobi Bryant

Joelle Buffa and Clyde Morris

Steven Bullock

Stanley Buman

Shelly Bunge and Lura Burton

Kathleen Burger and

Glen Gerada

Robert Burgett

Patricia Burns

Theresa Cabral

Brian and Sheryl Caine

Craig Caldwell

Nancy Campbell

Scott Campbell

Dick and Pat Carlson

Larry Cartwright

Michael and Mary Lynn Cervantes

Joel Chalfin

Melinda and Jeffrey Chapman

Allen and Nancy Chartier

June Chastain

Laura Chinofsky

David T. Chuljian

Adele Clagett

Robert H. Clark

Paul Clarke and Catherine

McFadden

Susan Clasen

Lisa Climo and Michael Mungoven

Clare Close

Arthur Cody

Kenneth Cole

Kelly Colgan-Azar

Carlton Collier

Bill Collins

Sandra and Victor Colvard

Rob and Rita Colwell

Sheila Conant and David McCauley

George Connell

Warren and Cathy Cooke

Betty Cooper

Harriet Corbett

Mary Costello

Randall T. Cox

Carol Coy

James Cressman

Virginia and Pete Culver

Rigdon Currie

L. Michelle Cutrer

Donnie and Jackie Dann

Patricia Davidson

John A. Davis

David Davis and Jo Ann Mills

Kathleen Davis

Gregory Davitt

Nancy Davlantes

John and Judy Day

David Deifik

Nancy and Dale Delaney

Werner and Barbara Deuser

Dale Melinda Dixon

Jamie Donaldson

Adam D’Onofrio

Lisa Dreyfuss

Barbara Driscoll

William Drucker

Barbara Drummond

Katy Duffy

Marge Duncan

Daniel Dunst

Bill Duston

Janna Dutton

Richard and Nancy Eales

A Least Tern watches over its chick and an egg.

Alison Ellicott

Nancy Jane Ellifrit

Diane Emord

Dianne Engleke

Mari Epstein

Robin Erickson

Pamela Everett

Louisa Evers

Diane Exeriede

Marie Farr

Joan M. Felder

Lola Felix

Cindy Ferguson

Lauren Ferreri

Louise Fessenden

Armand and Estella Fidanza

Sandy Fiebelkorn

Janie and Richard Finch

Carol Fiore

Howard Fischer

Virginia Fischer

Jane Fitzgerald

Doug Forsell

James Fossard

James and Evelyn Fowles

Jonathan Franzen

Kathy Freas

John and Linda Frederick

Darlene Friedman

John Frischkorn

Larry and Jean Fry

Walter Fuller

Alicia Furman

Jennifer S. Gaden

Mary Ellen and Robert Gadski

Diane Gallagher-McVey

Erika Gates

James Gerlich

Susan Germaine

Robert Giles

Susan and Frank Gilliland

Paula Gills

Carole and Phillip Goodyear

Laura Gorman

Sandra Grabowski

Joseph and Jane Graff

Gretchen Graff

Jane Graves

Elizabeth Gray

Marlesa Gray

Mark Greenfield

Rachel Greenwood

John and Sue Gregoire

Winthrop Gross

Doni Guggenheimer

Candice Guth and David Pogel

Catherine Hagen

Paul Hagen

Karl Hamann

Jennifer Hamilton

Michael and JoAnn Hamm

Ann and Jim Hancock

Martha Hansen

Robley Hansen

John and Eleanor Harding

Elliotte Harold

W. Edward Harper and Susan

Harper-Scott

Dawn Harris

Richard Harris

David Harrison and Joyce Millen

Kathleen Hartman

Jeff Hayward and Madeline Etkin

June Heilman

Linda Heinichen and Will Webb

Patricia Heirs

Dale Henderson

Carolyn Hendricks

Joan Hero

Lois Herrmann

Sally Heuer and Carol Zierman

Tracy Hightower

Ellen Hoffman

Mary Holbert

Katherine Holland

Helen-Marie and Paul Holmgren

Barbara Holtz

Lisa Holzapfel

Alison Hope

Amy Hopkins

Christine Hopkins

Joanne Horton

Marshall Howe

Wendy Howes and Alan Rawle

Peter Hubbell

Dennis Hulbert

Mary Humes

Terry Hunter

Ruth Ingraham

Marian Isaac

George and Laura Ivey

Carol Jeffery

Pat Jenkins

George Jett and Gwenda Brewer

Stephen Johnson

Mark and Dorothy Johnston

Pamela Johnston

Judith Joy

Karl Jungbluth

Bonnie Jupiter

Linda Just

Susan Kaley

Kathryn Kamo

Richard Karel

Nancy Latner

Gloria and James Lawrence

Frances Layton

Margaret Leahy

Joan Lebel

George C. and Catherine C. Ledec

Paul Lehman

Avra and Kevin Leigh

Rita Leonard

Sherry Leonardo

Anne and Carl Little

Jean MacGregor and Robert Cole

Theodore Mack

Ron and Amanda Mallory

Georgia Mally

Macie Manire

Leslie Marceau

Louise Mariana

Stanley and Wendy Marsh

Ruth Marshall

Susan Martin

Margaret Mayer

Christine McCaffrey

Don and Carol McCartney

Kimberly McCullough

Kathryn McFarland

Laura and Liam McGranaghan

Dorothy McKissick

Patricia McLean

Beth McMaster

Jean Merritt

Kathi and Mac Mestayer

Timothy and Karen Michel

Frances Mielach

Allison Miller

Linda Miller

Sandra Miller

Stella Miller

Judith Kay

Mary Ellen Modrzewski

Annette Kearns

Yvonne Mohlman

Nancy Kennell

John Kent

Marianne Mooney and Joseph Sasfy

Warren and Barry King

Narca Moore

Gerald Klebauskas

Jean Morgan

Mary Alice Koeneke

Penny Moser

Marcia Koenig Rebmann

Juanita Moston

Sandy Komito

Robert Mougin

Douglas Kopsco

Amber Mount

Mary Sutton Korkor

Nancy Mueller

Steve Kornfeld and Terry

Chianello

Sena Mulder

Frank Murphy

Kristine Kramer

Phyllis Musicar-Wight

Leslie Kramer

April Narcisse and James Percich

Diane Krause

Charles Nasser

M.A. Kruse

Polly Nicely

Woody Kuehn

Cara and David Nims

Kathy Kuyper

Ian Nisbet

Barbara Kyse

John Noel

Denise LaBerteaux

Carl Nollen

Gayle Larson

Arthur Norcross

James Muchmoore

Blue-throated Hillstar

Grace Nordhoff and Jonathan Beard

Kymberlee O’Brien

Kathleen O’Connor

Michelle Ognjanovic

Bill Opengari

Sophie Osborn

Shelle Palmer

Janet M. Pawluk

Mary Lou Petersen

Robin Peterson

Frank Pine

Helen Pitts

Patricia Polentz

Calvin and Carolyn Pomarius

Jane Poss

Mary Poss

Nancy Post

Daniel Potente

George Powell

Johnny Powell

Karen Burtness Prak and Jan

Willem Prak

Susan Prochaska

Jane Surran Pyne

Mary Radford and Roger Williams

Linda Radtke

Robert Randall

Susan Rauschl

Carol Ray

Gerri Reaves

Carol Reed

Don Reinberg

Joann Reisman

The Reissing Family

Timothy Resch

Jim and Jan Rettig

Barbara Reynolds

Catherine Rich and Travis Longcore

Alan Richards and Ann Musche

Steve and Wendy Richards

Susan Richards

Irene-Eva Ries

Don Roberson and Rita Carratello

David Robinson

Rob and Starla Roels

Mary Rojas

Colleen Rooney

Hugh Rose and Judy Kolo-Rose

Arlene Roth

Pati Rouzer

Rachel Rovine

Lee Rudin and Lauren Friedman

Dorothy Rudolph

Jeff Rusinow

Cindy Russell

Joey Ryan

Sharon and Wendell Scarlett

Don and Ann Schaechtel

Therese Scheller

Debra and Mark Scheuerman

Nicholas Schliapin

Georgann Schmalz

Deborah and Kurt Schroeder

Meredith Schroeer

Joan Schultz

Patricia Serrentino

Bishop and Lynn Sheehan

Wayne and Edith Showalter

David Sickles

Kathleen Siebert

Arline Siegel

Emily Sieger

Frances and Frank Silva

Lee Simpson

Mona and Paul Sinclair

Steven and Stephanie Singer

James W. Sipiora

Elizabeth Skakoon and David Farr

Bernie Slofer

Gary and Jan Small

Steven Snyder

Marybeth Sollins

Sharon and Charles Sorenson

Susan Spencer

Donna Springer

Sue Staebler

Peary and B.K. Stafford

Suzanne Staples

Hygie Starr

Warren Steiner and Jil Swearingen

Cynthia Stengel

Sarah Stewart

Cara Stiles

Sigrid and Bill Stiles

William and Margaret Stjern

Diane Stoddart

Roger and Donna Storz

Susan Strange and Patrick Parkinson

Mary Strasser Colclough

Michael and Elyn Stubblefield

Karen Stubenvoll

Michael Suman

Ingrid Sunzenauer

Cathy and Bob Sussky

Thomas Swanstrom

Gail and Thomas Sweet

Sandy Szanderek

Ann Tagawa

Chitra Tatachar

John Tautin and Joan Galli

Jeremy Taylor

Sage Teir

Steve and Britt Thal

Lawrence Therrien

Ned Therrien

David Thomas

Mary Thomas

Patricia Thomas

Craig and Mary Thompson

Johanna Thompson

Joseph Thompson and Eduardo

Carrazio

Suzanne and Seth Thompson

Jim and Cathy Tilling

Dorothy Tobkin

Diane Touret

Heidi Trudell

Anne Turner

Henry Turner

Sue and Ted Ulrich

Kimberly Uyehara

Chris Van Fossan and Eddie

Gomez

Roger and Christina Van Ghent

Van Royce Vibber

Gregory Voge

Ronald and Karen Wagner

Freda Walker and Albert Wagner

Joanne Wallin

David Walsh

Marianne and Michael Walsh

Robert Walton

Sharon Wander

Jeanne and Brian Warmkessel

Leslie Warner

Robert Warren

Thomas Wasilewski

Fred Weber

Melanie Weintraub

Nancy Weiss and Carol Wise

Melinda Welton and John Noel

Lynn and Stuart White

Doug Whitlatch

Marjorie Louise Whitney

Steven Wickliffe

David Wilcove

Robert Wilhelm

Kathy Ann Willens

Marjorie Williams

Meg Williams

Stefan Williams

Jacqueline Williamson

Meredith Wilson

Waller and Sandra Wilson

Jay Withgott and Susan Masta

Robin Wolcott

Roger Wolfe

Christine Wolff

Sam Woods

Jim Woolfenden

Jared Workman

Art Wortman

Betsy and William Wrenn

Jeannie Wright

Jeff and Kathy Wright

William Wyman

Teresa Yaegel and Frederick

Kozak

William C. Young

John Zey

Raymond Ziarno

Elizabeth Zimmerman

Peter Zimmerman

Benjamin Skolnik

Conservationists monitor birds at a tropical reserve.

In Fond Remembrance

ABC celebrates the lives of these four champions for birds who passed away in the past year but live on through their contributions to birds and conservation. We’re grateful for the many ways each of them touched ABC’s work and strengthened our organization.

Patricia Bauman (1941-2024)

Patricia Bauman was the founding Board Chair of American Bird Conservancy Action Fund and a member of ABC’s Board of Directors from 2016-2021. Patricia helped found ABC Action Fund and served as the Board President from the organization’s start in 2020 until her passing in March 2024. As President, Patricia passionately guided our efforts to build political support for bird conservation. She and her husband, John Landrum Bryant, as well as the L.R. Bauman Foundation, were generous contributors to ABC’s conservation programs. Patricia further supported conservation as a board member of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, which has partnered with ABC on numerous projects to benefit birds and their habitats.

Emanuel (1940-2025)

Richard Chamberlain, an actor whose long career on stage, film, and television included starring roles on TV mini-series such as Shōgun and The Thorn Birds, had a strong affection for Hawaiʻi. In 2012, Chamberlain kindly narrated ABC’s film Endangered Hawaiʻi, which sought to raise awareness of the state’s bird extinction crisis. The film premiered at the EC Environmental Film Fest and won the International Jury Prize at EKOFILM International Film Festival. We are forever grateful that he lent his unique voice to bird conservation. You can watch the film at abcbirds.org/EndangeredHawaiiDoc.

Victor Emanuel was a pioneer of birding tourism. In 1976, he founded Victor Emanuel Nature Tours (VENT), which today hosts birding and nature tours worldwide. He led birding outings with Britain’s Prince Philip, President George W. Bush and his wife Laura, writers George Plimpton, Rose Styron, and Peter Matthiessen, and filmmaker Terrence Malick. He published his autobiography, One More Warbler: A Life With Birds, in 2017. ABC was fortunate to have Victor as a member of our Board of Directors for varying terms from 2004 through 2014. He always saw a strong link between tourism and conservation, and in 2014, he helped organize the fundraising effort by ABC, Tucson Bird Alliance, and VENT that led to the purchase of the Paton Center for Hummingbirds in Patagonia, Arizona. For more than 50 years, the Center’s 1.4 acres of riparian woodlands has been a birding hotspot that is visited annually by thousands of birders.

Ana Maria Weidner, a true friend and champion of animals of all kinds, had a special place in her heart for birds, which she affectionately called “angels.” Ana was a long-time and generous supporter of ABC and particularly our Cats Indoors program. Born in Peru, she spoke five languages and was a prima ballerina in her youth. Ana earned her MBA from the University of San Francisco and went on to build a large and highly respected translation agency, employing 50 interpreters covering a wide range of languages. Her husband, Dean Weidner, was her soulmate. He now serves as the Board Chairperson of the Ana Maria Weidner Foundation. Ana generously funded the foundation, in perpetuity, ensuring that her deep love and respect for animals will always continue, bringing about transformative improvements in the lives of birds and all animals.

Victor

Ana Maria Weidner (1951-2024)

Richard Chamberlain (1934-2025)

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We’re Grateful for Your Support

As a supporter of American Bird Conservancy, the actions you make possible for birds run the gamut, from conserving grasslands in the Dakotas and protecting habitat in Brazil to reducing bird collisions in New York. Thanks to you, birds like the endemic Jamaican Woodpecker (shown here) and thousands of other species — from the Swallow-tailed Kite and Kirtland’s Warbler to the Red Knot — have more safe habitat to call home. Thank you. We’re grateful to have you in our flock!

Jamaican Woodpecker

Teaming Up for Birds

At ABC, partnership is in our DNA. From our founding in 1994, we’ve acted on the belief that our results for birds expand exponentially when we work with others — from government agencies and academic institutions to private companies and local bird groups. While our list of partners and coalitions is long, we highlight a few here that exemplify our efforts to achieve more for birds, together.

Birds, Not Mosquitoes

Birds, Not Mosquitoes (BNM) is a coalition of a dozen state, federal, private, and nonprofit partners with an urgent mission: preventing the extinction of remaining native Hawaiian manu nahele (forest birds). ABC plays a leading role in this effort, which aims to suppress the non-native southern house mosquito population in high-elevation forests across the Hawaiian islands. These invasive mosquitoes carry avian malaria — the primary driver of population declines among Hawaiian forest birds. Since its inception in 2017 and following years of rigorous study and analysis, as well as regulatory approval, the BNM team has for the first time applied a mosquito suppression method for bird conservation that is used safely around the world to benefit human health.

This innovative approach involves using lab-reared male mosquitoes with a naturally occurring bacteria that functions as “birth control,” resulting in nonviable eggs when the treated male mosquitoes mate with wild females. Over time, the mosquito population will be reduced, giving bird populations a chance to recover.

Migratory Bird Joint Ventures

Since November 2023, BNM has released more than 43 million non-biting, male mosquitoes across remote conservation areas on Maui and Kauaʻi. Because they have very short lives, 500,000 more are released on each island each week to help protect the birds. This work was made possible thanks to substantial funding support from the federal government, the Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, and several private foundations, private donors, and nonprofit organizations. Learn More: BirdsNotMosquitoes.org

Migratory Bird Joint Ventures (JVs) are 23 regional partnerships covering the U.S., Canada, and much of Mexico that work to conserve, restore, and enhance habitats for migratory birds. Given the dramatic decline of North American birds over the past 50 years, the work of the JVs is more important than ever. The JV program began in 1986 and grew out of efforts to boost waterfowl populations. Since then, JVs have expanded to include bird species in nearly all habitats, both wetland and terrestrial. Species of conservation concern — including Northern Bobwhite and Black Rail — are a particular focus.

For more than 25 years, ABC has played a significant role with JVs, and together we have improved conservation management on 9.7 million acres of U.S. bird habitat — an area almost twice the size of Massachusetts! JVs bring together federal, state, and local agencies, corporations, universities, and landowners, as well as nonprofit organizations like ABC. We’re closely involved in 13 of the 23 and employ staff in 10. ABC staff lead several of the JVs and play roles in activities such as communications, fundraising, implementation of conservation practices, advancement of

policy and advocacy, and habitat conservation planning. We work closely with the leadership of other JVs, including staff at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Environment Canada, and other partners. Learn More: MBJV.org

Conserva Aves

Only through active collaboration with local communities and international partnerships can we achieve the hemispherewide conservation birds require. That belief is the driving force behind Conserva Aves — a partnership created in 2021 with support from Bezos Earth Fund. ABC is a founding partner, along with the National Audubon Society, BirdLife International, and the Latin American and Caribbean Network of Environmental Funds (RedLAC). In 2024, Birds Canada joined thanks to a $15 million investment from the Canadian government. The partnership is truly a force for nature, aiming to create 100 new subnational protected areas totaling at least 4.9 million acres (2 million hectares) by 2030. Conserva Aves is making significant strides toward that goal, with

more than 4.2 million acres (1.7 million hectares) in protected areas or in the process of being created or expanded. Now working in eight countries with 52 local partner organizations (including Indigenous peoples, Afro-descendant groups, and nongovernmental and grassroots organizations), Conserva Aves’ efforts are providing habitat for 92 threatened bird species and 58 declining migratory species. Learn More: Conserva-Aves.org

Latin American Bird Reserve Network

Protected habitat is essential to prevent the extinction of rare endemic birds like Colombia’s Blue-billed Curassow and Brazil’s Araripe Manakin. That’s why supporting the establishment of bird reserves has been a hallmark of ABC’s work since 1998, when we helped Mexican partner Bosque Antiguo establish the 1,000-acre El Carricito reserve for the Thick-billed Parrot and Military Macaw. Today, El Carricito totals 25,000 acres and also provides habitat for more than 200 migratory species, including Western Tanager and Rufous Hummingbird.

From small beginnings come great things: As of early 2025, we have supported the creation of 130 bird reserves in 15 countries, working with more than 60 on-the-ground partners in places ranging from cloud forests in the Dominican Republic to northern Chile’s Atacama Desert. Recent additions include a vital sanctuary in Ecuador for the Endangered Red-faced Parrot and community protected areas in Mexico for the Critically Endangered Short-crested Coquette. Our success in building the Latin American Bird Reserve Network is the result of extraordinary partnerships among local conservation groups, government agencies, and financial supporters. Altogether, the reserve network provides habitat for more than 3,000 bird species — more than half of all birds found in the Western Hemisphere. Learn More: abcbirds.org/Reserves

Learn About Other ABC Partnerships and Alliances:

Alliance for Zero Extinction, ZeroExtinction.org

Bird City Network, BirdCity.org

Bird Collision Prevention Alliance, StopBirdCollisions.org

Bird Conservation Alliance, abcbirds.org/BCA

North American Bird Conservation Alliance, NABCI.net

Kirtland’s Warbler Conservation Team, KWConservation.org

Partners in Flight, PartnersInFlight.org

Search for Lost Birds, SearchForLostBirds.org

SPLASh, SplashTX.org

Together for Birds, abcbirds.org/Together

See a full list of ABC partners: abcbirds.org/OurPartners

Sam Woods/Tropical Birding (top); David Fisher/Neotropical Birding and Conservation (bottom)

Blue-billed Curassow

Red-faced Parrot

The widespread Thickbilled

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nests on cliffsides around Alaska, Canada, Greenland, and many places throughout Europe and Asia. ABC’s Marine program is currently studying the species as an indicator of ocean health.

Agency and Organization Supporters

Alabama Cooperative Extension System

Alabama Forestry Association

Arkansas Game and Fish Commission

Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies

Association of Zoos and Aquariums

Avian Power Line Interaction Committee

Barge Timberlands Management, Inc.

BirdLife International

Birds Canada

Bureau of Land Management

California Polytechnic State University

Center for Natural Lands Management

Commission for Environmental Cooperation

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Defense

Ducks Unlimited

East Gulf Coastal Plain Joint Venture

Environmental Protection Agency

Galveston Island Nature Tourism Council

Global Environment Facility

Gulf Coast Joint Venture

Indiana Department of Natural Resources

Indiana University of Pennsylvania Research Institute

International Conservation Fund

Iowa Department of Natural Resources

Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks

Michigan Nature Association

Midwest Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies

Migratory Connectivity Project, Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center

Missouri Department of Conservation

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Mississippi Flyway Council

National Park Service

National Wild Turkey Federation

The Nature Conservancy

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

North Dakota Department of Game and Fish

Ohio Biological Survey

Ohio State University

Oklahoma Department of Fish and Wildlife

Oklahoma Prescribed Burn Association

Park Cities Quail, Inc.

Partners in Flight

Pennsylvania Game Commission

Pheasants Forever, Inc.

Playa Lakes Joint Venture

Quail Forever, Inc.

Rainforest Trust

Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory

The Ruffed Grouse Society

San Antonio Quail Coalition

South Dakota Department of Game and Fish

Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies

Southern Wings

State of Hawaiʻi

State of Indiana

State of Michigan

State of Minnesota Outdoor

Heritage Fund

State of Missouri

State of Montana

State of Nebraska

State of North Carolina

Wildlife Resources

State of Oregon

State of South Dakota

State of Tennessee

State of Texas

State of Washington

State of West Virginia

State of Wisconsin

Sul Ross State University of Texas

Sustainable Forestry Initiative

Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency

Texas A&M University

Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

USDA Forest Service

USDA Natural Resources

Conservation Service

U.S. Department of State

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries

Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies

Wildlife Management Institute

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

World Wildlife Fund

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Maximillian Cabinet/Shutterstock (top), Alan Wilson (right)

Thick-billed Murre

Partners Make It Possible

Since our founding in 1994, we’ve charted a course to make bird conservation greater than the sum of its parts. We form partnerships with government agencies, local bird clubs, private companies, colleges and universities, other nonprofits, and many other groups — all for the benefit of birds. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to every one of our partners (see the list at abcbirds.org/OurPartners). We’re proud to stand with you for birds!

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Falcon Club & Project Supporters

We are honored to acknowledge the individuals, foundations, businesses, and others who have supported ABC’s work. While space constraints prevent us from listing all of our donors, we are sincerely grateful for each member and every gift. We would also like to thank those who gave anonymously through the United Way or Combined Federal Campaign (CFC #12048).

$1,000,000+

Anonymous (1)

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

$500,000+

March Conservation Fund

$250,000+

Head and Heart Foundation

The Estate of Theodore D. Mack

The Robert W. Wilson Charitable Trust

Wolf Creek Charitable Foundation

$100,000+

Anonymous (4) BAND Foundation

The Bobolink Foundation

Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund

George C. Ledec

Leon Levy Foundation

Grace Nordhoff and Jonathan Beard

David and Lucile Packard Foundation

The Raines Family Fund

Richard H. Rosen

Dr. E. Carol Stein

The Tareen Filgas Foundation

The Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation

David Walsh

$50,000+ Gyrfalcon

Anonymous (2)

The Aditi Fund at the Hawaiˋi Community Foundation

Paul G. Allen Family Foundation

Kathleen Burger and Glen Gerada

William Collins

The Constable Foundation

Randall T. Cox

Dalio Philanthropies

Patricia Davidson

Owen Deutsch and Rona Talcott

The Dorrance Family Foundation

Jonathan Franzen

Mark Greenfield and the Greenfield/Hartline Habitat

Conservation Fund

Ann and Jim Hancock

International Paper

International Union for Conservation of Nature

Jeniam Foundation

Karen and Bertrand Latil

Mitsubishi Corporation Foundation for the Americas

Noel Mann

The Estate of David Nauman

The One Hive Foundation

Pat Palmer Foundation

Perkins Charitable Trust

Persevere Fund

Carroll Petrie Foundation

The Quicksilver Fund

Ann Y. Riddel

San Diego Foundation

The Richard G. Shepard Trust

Lynn and Stuart White

$25,000+

Peregrine Falcon

Anonymous (4)

Marilyn and Eldon Ball

Susan Billetdeaux

Kathryn Bollhoefer

Michael Boss and Sheila Vince

Robert and Amy Campbell

Angela Chabot

John and Bayard Cobb

The Sarah K. de Coizart Article

TENTH Perpetual Trust

The Coypu Foundation

Mr. Fisgat

Barbara Fried

James Gerlich

Gulf Coast Bird ObservatoryTropical Forest Forever Fund

H-E-B

Dr. Michael Hutchins Impact on Wildlife Fund

The Jean Landis Family Trust

Lenton PARKS Fund

Jacqueline B. Mars

The Marshall-Reynolds Foundation

The McGrath Family Foundation

Leo Model Foundation

New England Biolabs Foundation

George Powell

RJM Foundation

Joey Ryan

Robert Shaw

Shearwater Foundation

Gary and Jan Small

Marybeth Sollins

Kevin Watson

The Wedgetail Foundation

The Weeden Foundation

Janice and Keith Wiggers

Jeff and Connie Woodman

$10,000+

Aplomado Falcon

Anonymous (10)

Amos Butler Audubon Society

John and Emily Alexander

Atherton Family Foundation The Falcon Club is our pivotal group of members who donate unrestricted gifts of $1,000 or more each year. Members of this group (denoted in purple) collectively form a cornerstone in the success of all of our bird conservation programs and projects.

Collared Forest-Falcon

Henry Babson

Sandra Beranich

Arthur Braun

Holly Brown

Bernie Buchholz

Nancy and Tim Callahan

C.A.N. Foundation

Barbara Carlson

Dick and Pat Carlson

Patricia Carpenter

Patience and Tom Chamberlin

Stephen Chang

Jane Clark

Warren and Cathy Cooke

Margaret and Andrew Covell

Malcolm C. Damuth Foundation

Donnie and Jackie Dann

Laurie Dann

Robert Davis

Cinnamon Dornsife

Barbara Drummond

Martha Durham

Christina Duthie

Cece Fabbro

Joan M. Felder

Rita and George Fenwick

The Betsy & Jesse Fink Family Foundation

Martha Flanders

Elizabeth Floyd

Caroline Alexander Forgason

The Free Lunch Foundation

Richard B. Fullerton Foundation

Lynn Glesne

Mrs. Robert G. Goelet

Kathryn Hale

Robin Hanes

Craig Harrison

David Harrison and Joyce Millen

Kathryn Head and Linda Delma

The Elizabeth Wakeman

Henderson Charitable Foundation

Jim Hewitt

Steven and Christine Hightower

Patsy and Tom Inglet

Stephen Ingram and Karen Ferrell-Ingram

Ivorybill Foundation

David James

Thomas and Carlyn Jervis

James Joslin

Hank Kaestner

Mary Sutton Korkor

David Kozak

Nicholas Lapham

Josh Lerner

The Lingam Foundation

Irene Litosch

Manulife Investment

Management

The Mars Foundation

Walter Matia

Musa and Tom Mayer

The George W. Merck Fund of the New Hampshire

Charitable Foundation

The Monomoy Fund, Inc.

Nancy G. Moore

Karl Mueller

Ian Nisbet

Benjamin N. Olewine, IV

Open Door Foundation

Janet M. Pawluk

Virginia Poirier

Mary Poss

Warren Pruess

The Reissing Family

Catherine Rich and Travis Longcore

The Ringtail Fund

Barbara Rizzo

Steven and Barbara Rockefeller

Michael Rodegerdts

Charlotte Rossetter

Carl Safina

April and Mark Sapsford

Bruce Schatzman

Rosalind Schrempf

Frances V.R. Seebe Trust

Sam Shine Foundation

Sherri Smith

Curtis Sorrells

John Spahr

Carolyn Stone-Lilien

Susan Strange and Patrick Parkinson

John F. Swift

Anton Szabados Trust

Amy Tan and Louis De Mattei

Deborah Tarrant

Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation

Barbara Vang

Lucy R. Waletzky

Robert Wallace

Jay Withgott and Susan Masta

Kenneth and Dottie Woodcock

Christopher Wright

Jeannie Wright

Christopher Zacher

The Mohamed bin Zayed

Species Conservation Fund

$5,000+ Forest-Falcon

Anonymous (14)

Edwin Aiken

Lorna Anderberg

Robert and Cathy Anthony

Athletic Brewing Company

Carol and Art Bailey

David Baker

John Barber

Deborah Bayer

Black Swamp Bird Observatory

Martha Boudreau

The Boustead Family Foundation

Marcia and Ron Braun

Henry Brooks

Franta Broulik

Stephen Brumbach

Amanda Burden

Colin Campbell

Andrea Waitt Carlton Family Foundation

Rob and Rita Colwell

Bryce Cooper

Marilyn Cripe

Andrea DeCapua

Charles and Carole Dilla

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

James E. Dutton Foundation

Richard and Nancy Eales

Environment Now

Nancy Everds and Peter Mann

Diane Exeriede

Jesse Fagan

Dan Feldman

Sherry Ferguson

Kent Fiala

Twila Y. Frieders

Jennifer S. Gaden

Jerry Garner

Trudy Gerlach

Nancy Gilbert

Robert Giles

Madeleine Glick

*Google Gift Matching Program

Donald and Karen Grade

Robert and Charla Green

Winthrop Gross

Carolyn Haley

Elliotte Harold

Jennifer Haverkamp

Jeff Hayward and Madeline Etkin

Gloria Heller

Jonathan Heller

Dale Henderson

Robert Henderson

Frank and Anne Holleman

Alicia and Art Hulse

Diane Ichiyasu

Bunny Johnson

Judy Jordan

John Joslin

Kathleen Kaczynski

Mark Kalmansohn

Jared and Song-Mei Keyes

Caroline Kindrish

Warren and Barry King

Keitha Kinne

Leaves of Grass Fund

Lorie Leavy

Urban Lehner and Nancy Leonard

Paul and Angela Lewis

Judy Lichterman

Claudia Longmore

Felicia Lovelett

Allan Maca

Sharyn and Charles Magee

Andrew and Gemma Major

Leigh McBride, MD and Richard

R. McCormack, Jr., MD

Randall and Carolyn McFarlane

Susan and Steve McInnis

Linda and Michael McNulty

Rodney and Heidi Mead

Mary Anne Mekosh

Milan Zygmunt/Shutterstock (left), David Fisher/Neotropical Bird Club (right)

American Kestrel

Tim and Karen Michel

*Microsoft Giving Campaign

Kevin Mock

Marianne Mooney and Joseph Sasfy

Martha Moroney

Thomas and Mary Jo Mulcahy

Arthur Newbold

Nuttall Ornithological Club

Chris and Marilyn O'Connor

Richard Parsons

Jeffrey Peters

Betty Peterson

Louise Pfister

Nuri and John Pierce

Barbara Plampin

Karen Burtness Prak and Jan

Willem Prak

C. E. and Jacqueline Probst

William and Marsha Reeder

Jan Robbins

Colleen Rooney

Sally Rosenfeld and Andrew Frank

The Rouse Family Foundation

Pati Rouzer

John Rutenbeck

April & Jeff Sayre Fund for Nature

Don and Ann Schaechtel

Paul Schmidt

Susan Scioli

Larry and Rosslyn Selzer

Kent Severson and Sally Wagner

Andrea Heuson Sharp

Sharon Small

Robert and Joanne Solem

Dixie Sommers

Charles Stirrat

Paul Suchanek

David Taliaferro

Christine Taylor

David and Ann Taylor

Ned Therrien

S. Ashley Thompson

Jim and Cathy Tilling

Andrew and Patty Towle

Joe Trezza

Virginia Wailes

Robert Weeden

Stefan Williams

Mark and Kathryn Young

John Zey

$2,500+ Merlin

Anonymous (9)

Joseph Acosta

Ferris Akel III

Janet Allison

Mark Anderson and Sysliene Turpin

Benita Auge

Donna Bailey

Jack Bartley

William Bickel

George and Rosemary Billman

The Black Dog Foundation

Richard Bordeaux and Jack Sapolsky

Sandra Bragg

John Brigden

Rita Burke

Virginia Carter

Edward T. Cone Foundation

David Costello

Mike Danzenbaker and Lee Hung

Martha Davis

Sandra Deromedi

Holly Doremus and Gordon Anthon

The Dudley T. Dougherty Foundation

Stephen and Magda Eccles

William Eddleman

Derek Farmer

Bob Fisher

Barbara Francis

Akhila Ganapathy

*Gates Foundation

Nathan Goldberg

Hans de Grys

John and Amy Haben

Michael and JoAnn Hamm

Roger and Katherine Hammond

Scott Hankla

John Harris

Maria Harten

Gayle Hemenway

Robert and Lisette Henrey

Nancy Herrman

Judy Hinderliter-Smith and David Smith

HKS Family Fund

Michael and Pamela Holmes

Jean Horton

John Hull

Carolyn Jackson

Pamela Johnston

Karl Jungbluth

Angela Kaliban

Jorge Khuly

Linda and Matthew Klaben

Joan Klein

Barb and Matt Knecht

Roberta Kovner

Diane Krause

Barbara C. Kyse

Gary Landers

Christophe Le Lan

Roma Lenehan

Robert and Joyce Leppard

Gary Ludi

Philip J. and Carol J. Lyons Foundation

Matthew and Michelle MacKenzie

CJ McAuliffe

Jean McRae

Leslie and Richard Miller

Sandra G. Miller

Lois Morrison

Penny Moser

Birch and Catherine Mullins

Naturalist Journeys

Michael and Judith O’Connell

Laurie Olinder

Patricia Otto

Michael J. Parr

Cary and David Paynter

Calvin and Carolyn Pomarius

Larry and Mary Ramsey

Carol Ray

Bayard D. Rea

Janet Rickershauser

Rob and Starla Roels

Karen Rubinstein

Elizabeth Ruml

John Scott

Sea Bags, LLC

Sequoia Park Zoo Foundation

Linda Siecke

Karen Singh

Gregory Soulliere

Sandy and Jim St. George

*The Standard

Mary Ann Stehr

Ralph and Betsy Stephens

Cathleen and David Tuley

Alice Turk

Phillip Wampler

Winkler Weinberg

Joan Weissman

Dorothy Welch

Melinda Welton and John Noel

Erich Wickman

Marianna Wilson

Jim Woolfenden

Jack Wykoff

The Nancy Spofford Yerkes Foundation

Joanne and Jerry Zamirowski

$1,000+ Kestrel

Anonymous (20)

Darleen Abbott

Jack Agett

William Akers

Aybuke Akyarar

Jane Alexander

Steven Almquist

*American Tower Foundation

Emily Anderson

John and Linda Anderson

Kathleen Anderson

Kevin and Karen Anderson

Mary Anderson

Richard Angell

*Apple Inc.

Kimberly Applegate and George Parker

Anne Arbuthnot

The Arctica and Abbey Foundation

Isabel Arnone

Roberta and Ira Asher

Jean Askew

Avland Foundation

B.C. Radio

Mary Bachman and William Downing

Terry and Soni Baltimore

Kristen Bancroft

Timothy Bancroft

Anne Barnes and Charles Byrd

Judith Barton

Matthew Bass

Linda Batts

James Bauer

David Becher

Coleen Beck

Katy Belt

Paul Bengtson

Lynn Berger

Nancy Berger

Kenneth Berlin

Bird Collective

Brian Blackman

Paul Blake

Carol Blattman

Jerome Blondell

Sharon Boatright

David Bohlen

Rosalynn Bonamusa

Myra Boone

Molly Boron

Carol Bower

Paul Bowles

Margaret Bowman and David Hunter

Maggie M. Brahm

Susan and Richard Breisch

Eleanor Briggs

Randy Brimm

The Brodsky Charitable Foundation Trust

James Brooks

Laura Brown and Scott Satterfield

Marion Brown

Jim and Yuko Brumm

Henry Burton

Nancy Busroe

Ann Byrne

Craig Caldwell

Cameron Memorial Fund

Jennifer Caron

Frances Carter

Peter and Rosalea Carttar

Patricia and John Case

Rich Chambers

Stevie Chancellor

Elliot Chasin

Thomas Chornock

Kathryn and Deepak Choudhury

Kathryn Chovanes

Nancy and Charles Cladel

Pamela and Robert Clark

Robert H. Clark

Douglas and Joan Clarke

Nancy Clayton

Lisa Climo and Michael Mungoven

Patrick Coady

Cindy Cobb and Raymond Bruijnes

Julie Coiner

W. Joseph Coleman

Robert and Louise Collier

Carolee Colter

Bryan Comras

Gabrielle Conklin

Beth Conrey

John Cooney

Harriet Corbett

Dennis Costa

Terry and Jean Cox

Elizabeth Crabtree

John and Caroline Crawshaw

Janet Creech

Aaron Cutler

Will and Laurie Danforth

Patricia Danzon

Kit Dapprich

Lorraine and Merrick Darley

Sally Davidson

John A. Davis

Leslie and Jeffrey Davis

Deanna Dawson

John and Judy Day

Alison Dean

Linda Winsor DeLap and Robert DeLap

Alek and Wendy Dembowski

Kent Desjardins

Richard Dobes

John Dole

Tamela Donelly

Sharon and David Dowdy

Kenneth Drier

Helen DuBois

Susan and Bill Duggins

Bill Duston

Reed Duston

Susan Eckert

Michael Eggebrecht

Alison Ellicott

Benton Elliott

Mary Erickson

Dennis Erwin and Elizabeth

Appleyard

Nancy and Satch Esperancilla

David Evans

Marc Evans

David Ewert

Charles and Patricia Farmer

Moses & Susan Feldman Fund

Michael Felz

Laura Ferrell and Grant Riedesel

David Fiedler

Janie and Ric Finch

William Fintel

Albert Fisher

Des FitzGerald

Victoria Flavell

Forrest Flesher

Sarah Flournoy

The Fontaine Family Foundation

Forest Stewards Guild

Doug Forsell

Ann Forster

Rosalyn Forster

Anne Forsyth

Irene Fortune

Michael Forwood

James Fossard

James Fowles

Alicia Frame

C.E. Francis

Michael Francis

Mary Frandsen

Carol Frank

Laura Frank and Eric Wier

Lauren Friedman and Lee Rudin

Mr. J. S. Futcher

Patricia Gaffney

Edward Gaillard

Susan Galbraith

Guy Ganani

Sarah Garceau

William Garnett

Elizabeth Gemmill

Toni Genberg

Phil George

Susan Gerngross

Camien Gertz

Julia Getzels and Benjamin Fine

Donna Gibson

Bryan Gieszl

Gilbert Giving Fund

Joseph Giunta

Marcia Gnagey

Edyne Gordon

Janice Gordon

Laura Gorman

Alan Gous

Mary Jane Grabowski

Shawn Graff

Kathryn Grandison

Ruth Grant and Howard Schwartz

Leda Beth Gray and David Drake

Betsy Greenlee

Deborah Greenwald and David Harder

Dorothy Gregor

Johnnie Grgurich

Mary and Mark Griffin

Kenney and Cheryl Griffiths

Amy Grose

Lorinda and Gary GuentherWright

Candice Guth and David Pogel

Paul Hagen

Christopher and Sherrie Hall

James Hall

Steven Hamblin

Karthik Handady

Bill Hanewinkel

Rebecca Hansen

Nancy and Dean Hanson

Geoff Hardies

John Harding

Joseph Harris

Sarah Hart

Kenneth Hartman

Ciro Albano

Araripe Manakin

Daphne Hatch

June Heilman

Kathryn Heintz

Carolyn Hendricks

David Hepp

Allison and Brian Herriott

Helen and Aaron Herskowitz

Lynne Hertzog

John and Hermi Hiatt

David O. Hill

Norman Hill

Kim Hillis

Margaret Hoburg

Heather Hodges

Angela Hoffman and Seth McConchie

Georgina Hogan

Robert and Laura Hoguet

Chris Holden

Linda Hollinger

Mark Hollingsworth

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Michael and Barbara Homoya

Seth Honig

Caitlin Hopkinson

Holly Hoting

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Paul Hunter and Sophie Kramer

Brandon Isaac

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Carol Jeffery

Edith Jeffrey

Mark Jenkins

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Jean Jerbert

Nancy Jochem

Nikhil Jog

Joseph R. John, III

Jann Johnson

Kay Johnson

Phyllis Johnson

Allyn Johnston

Mark and Dorothy Johnston

Martha Jones

Jan Joslyn

Bennett Julian

Scott and Melissa Kaiser

Christine Kalahiki

Diana Kelleher

John Kendall

Sally Kendall

Nancy Kennell

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David Kirsch

Bill Kleh

Judith Klinman

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Michael and Ina Korek Foundation Trust

Adel Korkor

Ann Kovich

Katy Krigbaum

Woody Kuehn

David Lange

J. Drew Lanham

Gayle Larson

Paul Latour

Peter and Sue LaTourrette

Richard Laurich

Daniel and Erin Lebbin

Joan Lebel

Mark and Jeanne Leckert

Lane Leckman and Deborah Hall

Forrest Lee

Legacy Tree Foundation

Robert Leggett

The Martha V. Leonard Fund of the North Texas Community Foundation

John Leszczynski

Michael Levin

Susu Levy

Emily Lewis

Lynn and Steve Lewis

Jane Light

Raj Lingam

Peter and Deborah Lipman

Sherryl Livingston

Moises Lopez

Rebecca Lorge

Emily Lott

Elizabeth Lovejoy

Gregg and Cindy Lueder

John Luther

Martha Lynne

Jean MacGregor and Rob Cole

Barbara Mahon

Malama Aloha Fund

Ron and Amanda Mallory

Sally McNair

Sam Means

Jennifer Melot

Michael Menzel and Kathryn Iverson

Ruth Merkey

Sharon Metsch

Susan Meyer

Michael Middagh

David Middleton

Randall Mierow

Susan Miller

Virginia Miller

Bob and Libby Moore

Charleen Moore

Jeanne Morency

Beverly Morgan

Kay and Scott Morgan

Dave and Ruth Morine

Joseph Morlan

Jack Morrison

Larry Moss

Frank Murphy

Cheryl Mutschler

Gary Myers

Nebraska Community Foundation

Pamela Negri

Judith Nelsen

James and Ann Nelson

Meredith Nettles

Mary Ann Neuses

Diana Nevins

Scott Newland

Richard Nicholas

Steven Niemi

James Nix

Marianne Nolan

The Eric and Joan Norgaard

Charitable Trust

Ted and Karen Northup

Orin and Vicky Oberlander

John O’Brien and Ruth Heidleberger

John and Amy Ogburn

Michelle Okonski

One Earth Conservation

Jane Orbuch

Beatriz Ortega

Ellen Osborne

Carol Overby

Jimmy Padgett

Carol Page

Keith Paredes

Kerri Patrick

Jim and Tammy Patton

Susan Peak

Virginia Pear

Robert and Madeline Pendergrass

Ron and Sheila Pera

Jeri Peratis

Abigail Perkins and Austin Cosner

Perlstein Foundation (Anthony Perlstein and Michael Perlstein)

Bruce Peterjohn

Barbara Petersen

George Peyton

Jesus Pimentel

Pieter Poll

James Pomeroy

Anne Pope

Fran Pope

Jane Poss

Ravi Potharlanka

Bruce Potter

Kate Prager

Patricia Price

Lucy Quintilliano and Leonard Fumi

Michael and Diane Rabinowitz

Andrew and Janet Raddatz

Susan Ramey

Carl Manning

Steve and Patti Marek

Susan and Terence Marsden

Bob and Siri Marshall

The Marshall Frankel Foundation

Ross Martin

Diane Marton

Nancy Maruyama

The Mary Makes a Difference Fund

Nancy Mato

Sophia McAllister

Kathleen McCleary

The McConnell Family Foundation

William McCormick

Sharon McDermott

Patricia McLean

Michelle Rand

The Raptor Research Foundation

Ricki Ravitts

Lisa Raymond

Carol Reed

Michael Reid

Don Reinberg

Christine Reiser

Timothy Resch

Jim and Jan Rettig

Deborah Reynolds

Malcolm Richardson

Elizabeth Richebourg Rea

Helen and Allan Ridley

Helen Rijkes

Kathleen Riley

Jana Robbins

Thomas and Cindy Roberts

Shelby Robinson

Joyce and Jordan Roderick

Henry and Laura Roe

Lawrence Roel

Barbara Rose

Merle Rosenzweig

Marvin and Cheryl Rubenstein

Angie Rubschlager

JoEllen Rudolph

Barbara Rudquist

Karen and Steve Rusch

Molly Russell

Marilyn and Chris Rutledge

Marsha Salett

Jeanette Sarbo

Michael Sawyer

Kirk Scarbrough

Sue Schemel

Jeanette Schuster

Susan Schuur

Kurt Schwarz

Judson Scovill

Dave and Sher Sedgwick

Sedgwick County Zoo

Seneca Park Zoo Society

Laura Sessums and Blake Biles

Kate and Ralph Severson

Penelope and Gary Shackelford

R. L. Shackle

Ralph Shapiro and Karen Parsons

Jeanne and Tommy Shaw

Debi Shearwater

Deirdre Sheerr-Gross

Peter Shen and Mary Seeger

David Shepard

Joni Shereda and Brian McKenna

Therese Shoumaker

Susanne Shrader and Alan Lurie

Martin Sidor

Erik Sieverding and Anne Ambrosio

Dan Silver

Larry Silver

Michael Skolochenko

Sybil and William Sloan

Kathy Smachlo

Eli Smith

Hugh and Lisa Smith

Janet and Clarence Smith

Jeannie Smith

Michael C. T. Smith

Sandra Smith

Susan Smith

Valerie Smith

Kathleen Snyder

Nancy Solomon

Sonja Sorbo

Evangeline Soter

Maurice Southworth

Richard and Jeanne Specht

The Van Winkle Family

Sandi Vanacore

Sarah VanBeck

Marie Vandaveer

Erin Varney

Merry Vinette

Jim and Ann Vogelmann

LaVonne Wagner

Freda Walker and Albert Wagner

George and Beth Wallace

Mary Walter

Scott Warner

Leslie Warner

Lou and Christine Warren

Robert and Catherine Waters

Cheryl Watson and Geoff Heinecken

Diane Weber

Fred Weber

Audrey Wegst

James Weigand

Hugh Spitzer and Ann Scales

Rosalee Sprout

Emilie Ailts Staible

Henry Stebbins

Michael Steffes

Cynthia Stengel

Brooke Stevens

Norah Stevens-Kittner

Roger Stone

Susan Stone

Libby Stortz

James and Susan Stratton

Larry Sullivan

Worth Summers

Cathy and Bob Sussky

Sarah Swank

Byron Swift and Valeria Merino

Sylvan Nursery

Anne Symchych

Robert Tallyn

Tate Family Fund

Kim Taylor

Ricky Taylor

Sharon Taylor

*Texas Instruments

Steve and Britt Thal

Brian Tinker

Diane Touret

Joel Townsend

Linnet Tse and John Forsyth

Andrea Tuch

Joan Upgren

Brian Urban

Aaron Vaccaro

Chris Van Fossan and Eddie Gomez

Christina Van Ghent

Stephen Van Gordon and Casey Gorman

Kathleen Weinberger

Nancy Weiss and Carol Wise

Donald Wellmann

Michele Welton

Tom Wendt and Kathleen Collins

John Wenger

Charles and Carole West

Susan Whiting

Thomas Wilberding

David Wilcove

Gene and Joanne Wilhelm

Elizabeth Wilkes

Virginia Willcox

Timothy Williams

Robert Wilson

Sandra K. Wilson

Waller and Sandra Wilson

The Wilson Conservation Trust

David Wimpfheimer

Jim and Betsy Winn

Janice Winokur

Nancy Hamill Winter

Frank Witebsky

Patrick Wood

Lynne Woods

Paul Woodward

Jeffrey Worsham

Greg Wortman and Kathleen

Costello

Jeff and Kathy Wright

Penelope Wright

Karin Wuertz-Schaefer

Pamela Yellen

Catharine Yost

Kimberley Young

Lee and Faye Younker

Fred Zeillemaker

Gisela Zelenka-Drysdale

Deborah Zuhars

Greater Sage-Grouse sparring

More Ways to Give

As one of American Bird Conservancy’s most dedicated supporters, you know that your support helps us achieve real conservation results for wild birds and their habitats throughout the Americas. But do you know about all of these different ways to aid our mission? If so, we invite you to share this list with a friend!

You can trust that your support is advancing bird conservation across the Americas: ABC has received a perfect 100% rating by Charity Navigator, a distinction earned by fewer than 0.1% of rated charities, and has been named a “Top-Rated Nonprofit” by GreatNonprofits for seven years in a row. ABC is dedicated to good stewardship — of habitat, of birds, and of our partners in conservation, including you!

ABC Membership

Members make ABC’s work possible. When birds are faced with a sudden threat, an emerging opportunity, or an urgent challenge, our membership ensures we have the agility needed

Monthly Sustainer

Every day of every month, our monthly donors ensure we have a steady funding stream to take on the toughest challenges for birds and find lasting conservation solutions. All ABC monthly donors of $5 or more receive full membership benefits, discounts, event invitations, and more.

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Falcon Club members are incredibly passionate and engaged supporters of ABC. With unrestricted gifts of $1,000 or more annually, Falcon Club members are the cornerstone in the success of all of our bird conservation programs and projects. Benefits include recognition in ABC’s Philanthropy Report; access to Members-only and Falcon Club-only webinars; and invitations to field trips and events.

to stand up for them at a moment’s notice. Current members also receive benefits, including an annual subscription to Bird Conservation, ABC’s beautiful and recently redesigned magazine.

Gift Membership

Share your love of birds or honor a special bird-lover in your life with a gift membership to ABC. All gift memberships include a personalized card from you as well as regular benefits for your recipient.

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You can create your own legacy of bird conservation, when you include ABC in your estate or retirement plans. As a Legacy Circle member, you will receive full ABC membership benefits, personal invitations to special ABC events and field trips, and an exclusive annual letter from ABC President Michael J. Parr. Most importantly, you’ll help to make sure that future generations can enjoy the wonder of birds and habitats we are working tirelessly to protect.

If you are interested in more information on making a legacy gift to ABC, or if you have already remembered ABC in your estate plans, please contact Jack Morrison, ABC Director of Major Gifts and Planned Giving, at jmorrison@abcbirds.org or (540) 253-5780.

American Oystercatcher and chick

Corporate Matching Gifts

Many companies generously match their employees’ charitable contributions, making your gift go even further at no additional cost to you. If you find out that your organization matches donations and would like to ensure your gift is matched to ABC, you may need the following information:

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Donor-Advised Fund Giving

If you have a Donor-Advised Fund, you can make a real difference for our bird conservation programs when you recommend a grant to ABC! Additionally, DAF Direct enables you to recommend grants to American Bird Conservancy, directly from your DAF (as long as your DAF’s sponsoring organization is participating).

Car Donations

ABC has partnered with Helping Hands Charity Services, an organization that will deliver proceeds from any donated cars directly to support our work to conserve wild birds and their habitats.

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You can support ABC by making a gift of stocks or securities or by wiring a donation directly to ABC. To make a stock transfer or wire a contribution, please contact Jack Morrison, ABC Director of Major Gifts and Planned Giving, at jmorrison@abcbirds.org or at (540) 253-5780.

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The striking ‘Ākohekohe, the largest living Hawaiian honeycreeper, is an ABC priority species found only on the northeastern slope of Haleakalā, Maui. This bird was banded for research purposes by a trained expert with proper permits.

Photo by Jim Denny